Zoey is 13 months old today and she is a little under the weather. A week ago this past Friday Zoey had her 12 month shots and the nurses warned us that a week after the shots, she might run a little fever. Thankfully Tylenol seems to help a lot.
I need to share about what's happening this Thursday, January 31st. Zoey was diagnosed with a supra-umbilical hernia which is a defect just above the umbilical ring. Supra-umbilical hernias are less common than umbilical hernias and do not close spontaneously. She is not in any danger and could live her entire life with no complications. However, it could become worse and the older she gets the more difficult the surgery and longer the recovery time. We thought it would be best to have it operated on now while she's still young enough to have no memory of the surgery. It is a very simple, out-patient procedure that should only last 15 minutes. The doctor who will be performing the operation, Dr Glaze Vaughn, said she will be sleepy after the surgery but back to normal by the next day.
Although this is a simple, routine surgery I still have to hand my baby over to a stranger and trust that the Lord will be holding her and comforting her while we're apart. We've been praying for the doctor, the nurses and everyone else who will be taking care of our little girl that they will be well-rested, focused and accurate with every decision they have to make.
Thank you so much for your prayers. We'll let you know how it goes.
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Um... No. I'm not even Zoey's parent and I don't want her to go under the knife. I will be praying for her and you and Dave. I am sure she will be fine, but I don't like the idea of this either.
Big Hugs from Uncle Eddo...
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